Named in 3 known lawsuits, $30,000 total settlements.
Hayward, Wayne vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 514331/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 3, 2023
Complaint
Description: On May 13, 2020, at approximately 7:00 a.m., plaintiff arrived at a friend's apartment. Within five minutes of plaintiff's arrival, defendant-officers, including officers Peter Ramos (Shield No. 12134), Sergeant Kitwane Lewis , Ryon Malcolm, Michael Landi (Shield No. 762), Maximo Perezcoyloe (Shield No. 222) and Kanesha Smith (Shield No. 12210), aggressively knocked down the residence's door and alleged they were executing a search warrant targeted at plaintiff's friend's half-sister. This person was not present at the time of the defendant-officers' arrivals. Defendants immediately searched plaintiff's person and handcuffed person. Plaintiff cooperated with defendant, informed defendants of his reason for bein...
Bharath, Calvin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 527215/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 30, 2019, ended September 21, 2020
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 2, 2019, Calvin Bharath ("Plaintiff") was unlawfully stopped, questioned, and arrested by Officer Peter Ramos and Sergeant Jack Wu and Officers John Doe 1-10 ("Defendants"), while lawfully standing in front of his building.
The Defendants falsely claimed that the Plaintiff's vehicle had excessive window tint, but provided no legitimate grounds for the stop. During the stop, the Plaintiff was questionned, frisked, forcibly handcuffed without grounds for arrest, unlawfully searched, and subjected to a strip search at the Precinct despite requests for accommodations based on his faith.
The Plaintiff was theb detained for 35 hours, during which time he went to hospital for medical procedures, where no c...
Reape, Gilbert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 517063/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 8, 2017, ended May 16, 2019
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 28th, 2016, Plaintiff Gilbert Reape was in his truck at an intersection when he was approached by Defendant Officer Peter Ramos and Doe and asked questions about an assault that occurred in the area. Defendant Officer Ramos asked Plaintiff to exit the car. Plaintiff had just moved and was wearing a tool belt. Defendant Officers arrested Plaintiff and brought him the the Precinct, where he remained for 8 hours. Plaintiff Reape was released and all charges dismissed on February 3rd, 2017.
